12 Introduction

Caution: Using an improperly shielded cable—especially a cable more than 10 feet long—may cause the printer to malfunction.

Note: USB 2.0 is required to run the printer at full speed.

Macintosh System Requirements

To use your printer in either a stand-alone or peer-to-peer network environment, your Macintosh® system should include the requirements listed below:

•Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later (10.4 recommended)

•1.25 GHz or higher processor (G5 recommended)

•At least 1GB of RAM (2GB for Mac OS X 10.4)

•At least 60MB of free hard disk space to install the software, and at least 2GB of free hard disk space for processing files (8GB or more available hard disk space recommended)

•Quad-speed (4×) or faster CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software

•For USB connection: a compliant USB 2.0 port and a shielded USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer), up to 10 feet long

•For IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connection: a shielded IEEE 1394 cable up to 10 feet long

•For network connection: the optional Ethernet card (described on page 10) and a compatible cable

Windows System Requirements

To use your printer in either a stand-alone or peer-to-peer network environment, your system should include the requirements listed below:

•IBM®-compatible PC with a Pentium® IV 2 GHz or higher processor recommended

•Windows® 2000 or XP (Home or Professional)

•For 10/100 Base TX Ethernet connection: Ethernet equipped PC

•At least 1GB of RAM

•At least 100MB of free hard disk space to install the software, and at least 2GB of free hard disk space for processing files (8GB or more available hard disk space recommended)